FNUS74 KMAF 171937
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATAN-BRITE...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
237 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1418 CDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED NORTHEAST OF THE SITE IN
THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND ADDITIONAL CELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
THE FIRE INTO THE EVENING...SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG. OTHERWISE
VERY GOOD RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY HOWEVER MINIMUM RH/S WILL BE TRENDING DOWN AND
TEMPERATURES UP A FEW DEGREES WHILE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63900 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3

TIME (CDT)      2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTMS        TSTMS
CHC OF PCPN (%).20           20
TEMP............90           91
RH..............30           28
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..10           9
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....7500         8500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..5            7
HAINES INDEX....3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-90 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...DECREASING TO 1 LATE.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTMS        TSTMS       NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).20           20           5
TEMP............90           79           70
RH..............30           40           58
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10           8            9
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....8500        2000         1000
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..4            6            6
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (90800 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...DECREASING TO 1 LATE.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                          ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         TSTMS
CHC OF PCPN (%).5            10           20
TEMP............62           83           92
RH..............87           41           28
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4            6            12
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500          2500         9000
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           S            SE
TRANS WIND SPD..5            5            10
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

$$

FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100617.PATAN.01/MAF